Chapter 495: Respecting the Old and Loving the Young, and Clowns (8,000-word update!)

"Lu Yan He's connections in the media circle and the commentary circle are too broad, completely beyond my imagination." At Long Yan Pictures, Huang Tai said to her husband, "*Squid Game* can be so popular on Maxine, all thanks to the attention of the media circle and the commentary circle at the beginning. Worldwide, generally only those top-tier creators can attract such great attention all at once. Even Director Wang Zhong can hardly do it. Before this, only Director Gongjiang's works in our country had such ability. I really don't know how Lu Yan He did it."

And on the side of Beijiguang Video, Zheng Huairen also privately laughed with friends: "No wonder Lu Yan He firmly refused to sell the copyright together at the beginning, and only agreed to sell the broadcast rights. *Squid Game* has really exploded this time, exploding both at home and abroad. Subsequent derivative developments will be able to make a fortune."

December belongs to *Squid Game*.

Especially the "Red Light, Green Light" chapter, which turned a game that almost everyone played in their childhood into a thriller and bloody murder game, making it the most talked-about design of *Squid Game* on social media.

A big V in the gaming circle suddenly sighed: If Lu Yan He came to design games, he would probably be very strong too. The several games he designed on the *Young Days* program were quite popular, such as "Love You in My Heart, Can't Guess." Everyone around me plays it at parties. After watching *Squid Game*, my feeling is even stronger. He really turned several childhood games we are all very familiar with into thriller and scary ones; it's really a talent.

This sigh was liked and forwarded by countless people, and it was very popular.

At the same time, the stars of *Squid Game* were also experiencing a surge in attention overseas after a wave of heat in China.

Recently, Jiang Yuqian's schedule was divided by the hour.

She didn't just return to the peak of her career; she rushed to a height she had never reached before.

"Seoul TV Festival in South Korea, Starlight Ceremony in Singapore, Star Shining Night in Thailand... In the next three months, we have a total of 14 overseas trips. Hmm, this is as of now."

Agent He Heng now also had a face that had survived winter and come to spring, bright and sunny.

Jiang Yuqian asked in surprise, "So many trips, can I handle it? I'm also about to film the sequel movie *Behind the Golden Clothes*."

"I'm already communicating with the crew to see if you can join the group a little later. In itself, your scenes in this movie aren't many," He Heng said. "We shouldn't have taken this movie at the beginning."

Jiang Yuqian was silent for a moment and said, "I've already taken it, and at the time, it was the best resource I could get."

He Heng: "That's true, but the degree to which *Squid Game* exploded exceeded our expectations. It's so popular overseas; it really shocked me. The stylists we cooperate with have feedback that many international big brands are observing your situation. This has never happened before."

Jiang Yuqian said, "*Squid Game* seems to be even more popular overseas than in China."

"That's true, especially since no one expected it to be popular in Europe and America," He Heng said. "It's the most popular Chinese-language drama in Europe and America in history."

"Too exaggerated," Jiang Yuqian said.

"Although it's said that the subject matter took advantage, the main reason is that Yan He's influence is indeed enough," He Heng said. "Although he hasn't reached the level of world-famous, people in the media circle know him and look forward to him, so when his screenwriting works are launched, everyone watches them for the first time."

Jiang Yuqian said, "This is really relying on his personal influence. No matter how much movement the promotion of some dramas makes, as long as it doesn't attract people to watch, it's all wasted effort."

"That's right," He Heng nodded. "It's a pity that your character died. It's estimated that you won't be in the second and third seasons."

Jiang Yuqian said with a smile, "Be content, Sister Heng. Besides, Yan He and I aren't just cooperating on this one drama."

He Heng: "That's true. You are also favored by God. When you were in *The Golden Age*, the drama that brought you to the peak of your career, you met Yan He, which allowed you to break through to another peak."

"Then a person as good and hardworking as me is naturally favored by God." Jiang Yuqian's smile was particularly charming at this moment.

Seeing her like this, He Heng also smiled.

Seeing that *Squid Game* exploded just like its trajectory in another world, Lu Yan He finally breathed a sigh of relief, put down his uneasy heart, and began the formal preparation for the winter filming of *Love Letter*.

The schedules of the crew members had long been reserved, just waiting to start filming.

At this time, Lu Yan He had exploded several times in a row, from *Rouge* to *Road of Glory*, and then to the recent *Squid Game*, always walking on a mythical path, never missing.

No matter if it's a movie or a TV series, no matter if the TV series is broadcast weekly or daily, no matter if it's a romance theme or a battle royale theme, spanning eighteen degrees, he is still him.

Compared with when filming *Love Letter* in July, everyone now has more... a kind of respect for him.

This includes photographer Bao Wenliang.

He is now extremely fortunate about one thing: fortunately, he didn't make a big fuss before and didn't offend Lu Yan He.

Damn, Lu Yan He isn't just popular right now; this is the rhythm of becoming a big shot.

Bao Wenliang felt a lingering fear deep in his heart.

Therefore, after the crew members returned to their positions, the young photographer Wu Zhou was shocked to find that the old slicker Bao Wenliang was no longer slick.

"……"

Hegang is located in the northeast region, along the coast.

Lu Yan He had never been here once before coming to this place to inspect the scenery.

And when he came to inspect the scenery, Hegang hadn't snowed yet, so it was actually hard to see what it looked like when it snowed.

It was only after Lu Yan He looked at the photos and videos of Hegang city after it snowed in previous years that he confirmed that the movie could be filmed here.

Zhang Ruozhi hadn't had a holiday yet and couldn't rush over for the time being.

But it didn't matter, because Lu Yan He could film Chen Bige's scenes here first.

Chen Bige had a large number of winter scenes that hadn't been filmed yet.

And filming Chen Bige's scenes was really too easy.

When filming Zhang Ruozhi in the summer, Lu Yan He really needed to teach Zhang Ruozhi how to act step by step, but when it came to Chen Bige, of course, he didn't need to do that.

Lu Yan He only needed to make it clear to Chen Bige what he wanted, and Chen Bige would give it.

Because she had to play two roles, Chen Bige needed to distinguish between these two characters in her performance. In the original version, the two of them even looked very similar in styling, and Lu Yan He didn't see it clearly when he watched it at the time. Lu Yan He didn't want to challenge the audience on this.

Therefore, Lu Yan He gave the adult Huai Jingshu a long-haired look, while for Zheng Ni, who looked exactly the same as the adult Huai Jingshu, he did a short-haired look, with hair only reaching the neck.

But apart from this feature, Lu Yan He didn't make any other extremely different distinctions.

He explained to Chen Bige: "I just need the audience to be able to see at a glance who is who, but I don't want the two of them to look completely different everywhere. There must be many similarities between them, which can make the audience feel that they are not only similar in appearance but also somewhat similar in other aspects on the basis of knowing that they are two people."

Chen Bige nodded and asked again: "Why make the audience have this feeling? I don't understand."

Lu Yan He said: "Only when there is a bit of similarity between the two people other than appearance will the male Huai Jingshu's liking not just stay on a face. Everyone can also better accept why the two of them would write letters to each other? In this era, writing letters to each other is a very luxurious thing. Although I made a little explanation in the script to give such a somewhat classical behavior a reason, to make the audience truly believe that your communication must use such an old-fashioned way of writing letters to continue, you need a kind of curiosity about each other between the two of you, in addition to the common point that you have both met the male version of Huai Jingshu in your life and look very similar. This curiosity is a bit cautious and solemn."

After listening to Lu Yan He, Chen Bige took a deep breath. "I understand."

With a look of disbelief on her face, she said: "The character relationships in this movie are too delicate."

"Hmm," Lu Yan He nodded. "I just want to film it very delicately."

Chen Bige: "Did you think of these when you were writing the script?"

"Hmm, because when I was writing the script, I was thinking, in such an era of developed internet, is it too untimely to use the way of writing letters?" Lu Yan He said. "However, I want to retain such a way. Sending messages to each other with mobile phones will have a relatively casual feeling. The first letter can be understood because there is only an address found in the alumni book, so you can only write letters, but later the two people slowly chatted, for convenience, why not tell each other the phone number in the letter? You can completely call, or even video call."

Lu Yan He shrugged with a smile. "I want to retain the way of writing letters to each other, which is about to be eliminated by the era, so I have to solve these problems. So I can only find it from the motivation. Why is a person unwilling to use a more convenient way to communicate with a person?"

Chen Bige: "I understand what you mean."

She said: "Actually, playing two roles is not difficult for me to act. This is not a very difficult play to act."

Lu Yan He nodded. "Indeed."

Chen Bige: "But to act to the realm you want, it is also very difficult, to be invisible."

"Especially... the most subtle moments between the two people." Lu Yan He said, "When I was writing the script, the moments I most looked forward to filming into a movie were when the two characters you played brushed past each other on the street, and Zheng Ni, as the girlfriend of the male Huai Jingshu before he died, saw the female Huai Jingshu who looked exactly like her. There is another moment, which is the last scene of the movie, when the female Huai Jingshu got many library cards registered by the male Huai Jingshu many years ago from several high school girls, and saw the appearance of her that he had secretly drawn on the back, the moment she smiled in the sun."

Chen Bige listened to Lu Yan He talking, lowered her eyebrows, and raised her eyes again, and her eye sockets suddenly turned red.

"These two moments are actually the most important reasons why I want to act in this movie."

Chen Bige pursed her smile. At this moment, Lu Yan He saw a bit of her own trance from Chen Bige's face and eyes.

Some actors are particularly good at acting in realistic works, and that kind of shaping power, expressiveness, and infectious power are simply invincible. But some actors are great because, on this basis, they can make the audience have a feeling of "only him." In the field of artistic creation, this unique quality is always the most precious thing for a creator. Actors are the same.

The most praised thing about actors like Chen Bige is her emotional infectious power of four ounces to move a thousand pounds. She doesn't need to act very hard, just one or two glances, or a mirror-like trance, one or two seconds is enough. At that moment, the audience was moved by her destructively.

Lu Yan He didn't know how Chen Bige would interpret it in the end, but he was full of trust in her.

He didn't need to give any guidance, he just needed to wait behind the monitor.

"So cold."

The curtain of a grilled fish shop in Hegang was pulled open by Liu Bige from the outside. He was wearing a black, thick down jacket and finally didn't appear in a shirt and suit pants.

He took off his gloves and earmuffs, took off his down jacket, and stuffed it into the basket for clothes. The air he breathed out was white.

"This weather is cold! More exaggerated than Yuming!"

Lu Yan He: "This place is further north than Yuming, it's very normal to be colder than Yuming."

Liu Bige: "You, you write a script, you have to write to this extreme big snow scene, and you have to film a wide shot, artificial landscaping won't work."

Lu Yan He: "Landscaping is not as good as real natural scenery."

Liu Bige: "It's the same when filmed."

"But in real natural scenery, everyone can feel that atmosphere better." Lu Yan He said, "You hurry up and sit down and eat two bites, don't babble, babbling as soon as you enter the door."

They only have a four-person small table here.

This shop doesn't have a private room, it's just a few four-person tables placed side by side, it's that kind of roadside small shop.

But someone in the crew said that this grilled fish shop is unique, so Lu Yan He came to taste it.

Liu Bige is probably hungry too, picked up the rice bowl, picked up a piece of potatoes and tofu bubbles in the grilled fish pot, and with the rice, he took a big bite.

That bite down, Lu Yan He, who had been waiting for Liu Bige and hadn't eaten, had a great appetite.

Looking very fragrant.

"What are your arrangements after filming *Love Letter*?" Liu Bige asked.

Lu Yan He said: "I'm going to join the group to film *Burning Fire*, this movie starts filming in March."

Liu Bige nodded.

"When will your Hollywood horror movie be filmed?"

"The second half of the year," Lu Yan He said, "Very busy this year, several dramas."

Liu Bige said: "The spy war drama written by Miao Yue, the script has been polished almost, I was thinking that it could start filming this year, it seems it won't work?"

Lu Yan He asked: "How long will your movie take to film?"

Liu Bige said: "It should take about forty days, it's not the kind of play that can be filmed very quickly."

Lu Yan He: "Mainly the time in the second half of the year hasn't been set, but if I join the group seamlessly, my state will definitely be affected. Can you wait for me? Can you put this play to next year to film?"

Liu Bige nodded: "I can wait, it was originally based on the script you wrote, if you can't act, of course, I can only wait. However, in this way, I only need to cut the film this year and do the post-production, and I suddenly became free."

Lu Yan He said: "Don't be idle, you look at the scripts I wrote, is there any you want to film."

He said again: "If there is one you want to film, I will authorize you to film it."

Liu Bige heard this and said: "The scripts you have, the one that makes me heart-moved is *Dragon Inn*, are you willing to let me film it?"

Lu Yan He was stunned, "You actually took a fancy to this?"

Liu Bige nodded and said: "The characters in your script are comparable to *Rouge*. I had a feeling after reading it that several classic character images in film history are about to appear again."

"Then you film it, you didn't say it earlier, but can you prepare this movie this year and start filming?" Lu Yan He asked.

After all, Liu Bige doesn't really have nothing to do all year round. He still has to do the post-production of *Can't Even Fake Death*. Maybe this romance comedy will be released within the year. By then, after running a promotion, he will definitely be exhausted.

Liu Bige said: "Hi, I'm just saying, I just finished filming *Fake Death*, how can I start another stall immediately? If I can rest, of course, I will rest. It definitely won't be filmed this year. This movie alone takes a lot of effort to build the scene."

Liu Bige, who is very familiar with the film industry, can estimate how long it will take to make a movie like *Dragon Inn* as soon as he sees the script.

Lu Yan He smiled.

"Then you said so much, making me feel so guilty, thinking you were really going to be delayed for a year because of me."

Liu Bige: "Let you have a little more guilt, and you will help me act in a few more plays in the future."

"Black-hearted." Lu Yan He sighed.

Wang Biao lowered his head and laughed muffledly.

Here, Yuming.

"What is this? Black comedy movie?"

Li Zhibai sent the script to him in disbelief. The script cover had the four big characters "Go Die" written on it. It was hard to believe that a movie would take such a name.

This script was sent by Long Yan Pictures.

Lin Suyang said: "This is the new work of Director Huang Pump of the *Upstairs* movie, in cooperation with Long Yan Pictures."

Li Zhibai flipped through the script.

"Looking for me to act?"

"Right," Lin Suyang nodded. "However, although you are the protagonist, the script itself is an ensemble setting, with a total of three lines and seven main characters."

Li Zhibai shrugged his shoulders. "This is not a problem. Do you think this script is written very well?"

"Very well, I like this script very much," Lin Suyang nodded. "And, *Upstairs*, which Huang Pump filmed before, won many awards, and the box office was also very high, which also makes me more confident in this project."

Li Zhibai said: "Then I'll look at the script."

Lin Suyang nodded and asked again: "Zhibai, have you seen the Wu Xia script written by Lu Yan He?"

Li Zhibai nodded, "Seen it."

"Is there any role suitable for you?" Lin Suyang asked.

Li Zhibai gave an "uh" and shook his head decisively, saying no.

Lin Suyang: "I want you to act in a black comedy like *Go Die* is actually one reason. Your character image is relatively single now, all of which are handsome, cool, and youthful. If this continues, it will not be particularly good for your acting later. I want to take a type different from before."

Li Zhibai: "Okay, but don't think about *Dragon Inn*, there is no role suitable for me in it. Also, I don't force whether I transform or not now. Yan He said, at our age, if you want to transform, there are not many roles in the market that can help you transform. It's better to film first. Don't look at whether the role is repetitive or single, look at whether the play is good or not."

"It is indeed true, the common shortcoming of you few is that you are too young," Lin Suyang said.

Li Zhibai: "I like the big villain in *Nineteen Years* very much. I have never acted as a pervert. I have been reading the script these days, and it is very enjoyable."

Lin Suyang smiled.

He said: "In this play, the girlfriend character who is on the run with you, Ji Miao's agent contacted me and said that Ji Miao wants to act."

Li Zhibai was stunned.

"I also feel strange. I said, Ji Miao only acts in movies and never acts in TV series. Why is she suddenly interested in a TV series role?" Lin Suyang teased and looked at Li Zhibai. "You didn't tell me about these things in advance. If the media finds out and exposes it one day, I won't have time to react."

Li Zhibai: "……Sigh, the situation is more complicated than you think, and more complicated than I think. I am just a big fool, actually thinking that things between men and women can be truly willing."

Lin Suyang: "……This sentence coming out of a 22-year-old boy's mouth makes me feel ashamed."

"What do you want to say?" Li Zhibai looked at Lin Suyang sideways.

"You are only 22 years old, what are you pretending to be a big tail wolf for?" Lin Suyang laughed and scolded, "Old-fashioned."

Li Zhibai: "……Fuck."

Lin Suyang: "Tell me about your situation with Ji Miao. At least I have to know what happened, so that no matter what happens later, I can wipe your ass. Wait, don't tell me you suddenly became a father like Ma Zhiyuan?"

Li Zhibai: "Pah!"

Lin Suyang let out a long sigh.

"Actually, it's okay to be a father. People, as long as it's not life and death, it's not a big deal." Lin Suyang sighed.

Li Zhibai looked at him sideways. "The nervous look you had just now, as if the sky was falling, doesn't look like you are as open-minded as you are now."

Lin Suyang: "Hurry up and say it, stop talking nonsense."

Li Zhibai talked about it.

He grabbed his head in annoyance.

"I told her many times that I don't want a fixed romantic relationship now, but she doesn't care what I'm saying at all."

Lin Suyang: "You deserve it, even rabbits don't eat the grass by the nest."

Li Zhibai: "I told you this, not to hear you say this."

Lin Suyang: "Who told you to do this kind of thing, I thought you were really a handsome young man with few desires."

"Do you believe it? I have never set up any pure love persona for my fans. Do you still think I have few desires?" Li Zhibai looked at him speechlessly. "I am 22 years old this year, not 62."

Lin Suyang: "……"

"This is not worth your being righteous," Lin Suyang said speechlessly. "Even if your fans don't treat you as a pure boyfriend, they definitely won't be happy to see you sleeping with others."

"Oh, fuck, who I sleep with has nothing to do with them? I am neither a monk nor a nun. What era is it, and still playing that set of keeping oneself pure and ending up with one person?"

Lin Suyang: "The truth is this truth, but I still advise you to be cautious in your words and actions."

Li Zhibai: "You don't need to say it, I have already learned this lesson from Ji Miao."

"On Ji Miao's side, brother, as a person who has come over, let me tell you, no matter what, the trouble is caused by yourself. How you explain it clearly to Ji Miao and break it off clearly is your business, but don't hurt the little girl. No one can control themselves when it comes to feelings. Maybe one day you won't be able to control yourself, move feelings for other women, and chase for a year or a half, then you will know Ji Miao's mood."

Li Zhibai: "Don't make me sound like a heartless scumbag."

"Of course you are not. To be honest, you are one of the best artists I have ever known who is consistent inside and out," Lin Suyang said. "But it is precisely because of this that I want to remind you of these things. Saints will stumble, and smart people will also be confused. I am afraid that you will be impulsive or confused for a while and do some things that cannot be saved."

Lin Suyang is of course earnest.

Li Zhibai: "After talking for a long time, you just told me a bunch of values, but didn't say a word of methodology."

Lin Suyang laughed loudly.

"Brother, let me tell you another lesson as a person who has come over. Things between two people, even if others cry and beg you to intervene, don't intervene, run quickly," Lin Suyang said. "From my perspective, what you have with her now is not a big deal, and I don't need to intervene. The worst result of the trouble is nothing more than her accusing you of not recognizing people after getting out of bed, but to be cold-blooded, you didn't lie to her to get into bed. As you said, it's just willing. It's not a matter of principle, so what do I care."

"Fuck." Li Zhibai was convinced.

Lin Suyang patted Li Zhibai on the shoulder.

Every year-end is the busiest time in the entertainment industry, because of various award ceremonies and various ceremonies.

And this year, Lu Yan He was once again hard to see because he was in the crew.

When the Galaxy Award nomination list came out, Lu Yan He once again appeared in it without surprise, still with two nominations for Best Actor and Best Screenplay.

The Galaxy Award organizer also contacted Lu Yan He's side for the first time, wanting to confirm his schedule to attend the award ceremony.

However, Chen Ziyan could only decline.

"He is filming *Love Letter*, not as an actor, but as a director. Time is very tight. If he asks for leave, the crew will have to stop work for two days, and the loss will be quite large."

When the Galaxy Award organizer heard that Lu Yan He couldn't come, that wouldn't work. All parties were dispatched, finding various relationships, just wanting to get Lu Yan He over.

As the most popular movie star now, how could he not attend.

As a result, the result of the negotiation was that Lu Yan He really couldn't come, but he could give Chen Bige two days off to let Chen Bige attend.

Originally, Chen Bige couldn't come either.

"Are you really not going? You have a pretty good chance of winning the award this time," Chen Ziyan said. "Huang Kai and Zhou Yuning have both won Best Actor at the previous Feihong Award and Lingyun Award, and Shang Yongzhou has already won the three major awards several times. The difficulty of winning the award is extremely great, and *You Who Go Against the Current* has basically no competitiveness for you."

According to Chen Ziyan, the Galaxy Award is very likely the first time Lu Yan He stands on the podium for Best Actor of the three major domestic film awards.

However, Lu Yan He still decided not to go.

Filming, filming. Filming is what he wants to do, and it is also what he is truly willing to do.

Whether to win the award or not, if he wins the award, it won't belong to him just because he didn't go. If he doesn't win the award, it doesn't make sense for him to go. It's okay to go and support someone when he is free, but he is filming now, where is that time.

Finally, the news that Lu Yan He could not attend this Galaxy Award ceremony was reported.

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A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Before Lu Yan He's fans could say anything, Yu Jiang, who hadn't appeared for a long time, appeared again, sarcastically:

——Is this because you haven't won an award, so you don't want to come out and lose face? A non-lead role competes for Best Actor, and you hype yourself up as having so much competitiveness, and now you've finally been slapped in the face, a spectacle.

Yu Jiang was unsurprisingly rushed by Lu Yan He's fans.

After experiencing this so many times, Yu Jiang was no longer ashamed and angry. She didn't care about the voices scolding her at all, firmly living in her own world, believing that Lu Yan He's current momentum was hyped up by him and his team.

Until Chen Siqi posted a Weibo lightly in the evening, lightly asking: Not to mention winning the award, I don't know when Teacher Yu Jiang's movie will be able to get a nomination for the three major awards? Oh, maybe she won't be able to get it in her life, because she doesn't take nominations as an honor, but as a shame, hehe.

Li Zhibai and Yan Liang appeared in the comment section at the same time, leaving the same two words: Mighty.

After seeing this, Yu Jiang took a few deep breaths, wanting to stabilize her mood, but after a long while, she still broke her defense.

She: How can a movie of small love compare to the artistic masterpiece of a genius teenager? I don't dare to ask for an award, the audience's liking is enough.

Chen Siqi forwarded: Teacher Yu, are you saying that *Flowers on the Stars*, which reached 130 million box office, is enough to prove the audience's liking? As long as it is a movie that Yan He participates in, whether it is a lead or not, the box office is higher than 130 million. Teacher Yu, how do you find superiority from Yan He?

Someone questioned Chen Siqi: You are a young girl, why are you so mean to a senior who is older than you?

Chen Siqi replied: If you are so respectful to the old and love the young, go and wash her feet for her.

After Chen Siqi replied unceremoniously, she put down her phone, and a murderous aura radiated from her face.

Entertainment critic Guan Su Chen commented: Chen Siqi alone is Lu Yan He's thousands of troops and horses. How many ugly clowns are there in the domestic entertainment industry behind Yu Jiang? ===== CHAPTER 496 =====